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MEDIA

The average American, according to a recent study, spends about eight hours a day with the print and electronic media - at home, at work, and traveling by car. This total includes four hours watching television, three hours listening to radio, a half hour listening to recorded music, and another half hour reading the newspaper.

The central role of information in American society harks back to a fundamental belief held by the framers of the U.S. Constitution: that a well-informed people is the strongest guardian of its own liberties. The framers embodied that assumption in the First Amendment to the Constitution, which provides in part that "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech or of the press." A corollary to this clause is that the press functions as a watchdog over government actions and calls attention to official misdeeds and violations of individual rights.

(Source: Portrait of the U.S.A.)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Media Making Change, Electronic Journal, published by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, December 2007
Handbook of Independent Journalism, published by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, July 2006
Media Emerging, Electronic Journal, published by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, March 2006

Seeking Free & Responsible Media, Electronic Journal, published by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, February 2003
An Unfettered Press, published by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State about the media in America: constitutional protections, right-to-know laws, editing and managing newspapers, radio and television broadcasting, electronic newspapers, and libel law
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - The FCC is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress and charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable.
International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) - The IBB is comprised of the Voice of America, WORLDNET Television and Film Service, and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Martí).
The Pulitzer Prizes - one of the best known and most respected of all awards in the fields of literature, journalism, music, and drama
The Drudge Report - a comprehensive list of links, including links to columnists
American Journalism Review - a comprehensive list of newspapers, magazines, wire services, plus links to journalism awards and radio and television networks
Poynter Online - The Poynter Institute is a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalism. It is dedicated to teaching and inspiring journalists and media leaders.
NewsDirectory - a directory of online English-language media (newspapers, magazines, television stations, ...)

NEWSPAPERS

Links to Individual Newspapers and Newswires - links compiled by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State
Yahoo - List of U.S. newspapers - grouped by states
Internet Public Library - Newspapers - list of newspapers grouped by states
Facts about Newspapers - A Statistical Summary of the Newspaper Industry, published by the Newspaper Association of America
NewsCentral - links to over 1,000 newspapers in the U.S., arranged by states

The New York Times
The Washington Post
San Francisco Chronicle
Los Angeles Times
The Boston Globe
Chicago Tribune
USA Today
The Wall Street Journal Online

MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS

Magazines and Journals - links compiled by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State
MetaGrid - magazines arranged by subject
Internet Public Library - Magazines - list of magazines grouped by interest

GOVERNMENT NEWS

Washington File - News from Washington, compiled by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefings - Bureau of Public Affairs
The White House Press Briefings

WIRE SERVICES

The Associated Press (AP)
Reuters News Updates (courtesy of Yahoo)

BROADCAST MEDIA

Radio Locator - links to over 10,000 radio station web pages and over 2,500 audio streams from radio stations in the U.S. and around the world
Radio Days - A Soundbite History

NewsDirectory: TV Networks
CNN.com

Links to Broadcast Media - links compiled by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State

USEFUL LINKS

Edward R. Murrow: Journalism at Its Best, Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, posted April 2006
Foreign Press Centers - The United States Department of State has Foreign Press Centers in Washington, D.C., New York and Los Angeles. The centers provide foreign-based journalists with a variety of services to help them report on American society, politics and culture. The centers also work with US Embassy Public Affairs offices overseas to assist foreign correspondents visiting the United States on assignment or participating in U.S. government-sponsored professional reporting tours.
Newspaper Association of America
Society of Professional Journalists - dedicated to the perpetuation of a free press
Investigative Reports and Editors, Inc. - IRE provides educational services to reporters, editors and others interested in investigative journalism and works to maintain high professional standards.
The National Press Club
Journalism.org - research, resources and ideas to improve journalism
FACSNET - Improving Journalism Through Education
The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press - an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues
Best American Journalism of the 20th Century - works chosen as the 20th century's best American journalism by a panel of experts assembled by New York University's journalism department

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